# @theoregonian on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJdIERjRXrj
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30370807-theoregonian-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-05-10T02:15:43.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Oregonian (@theoregonian) — https://gondola.cc/theoregonian

## Caption

The roots of the UFO Festival trace back to May 11, 1950, when Evelyn Trent went out to feed the chickens on her family’s farm outside McMinnville and saw a large, metallic, disc-shaped object in the sky.

Find a link to the full story in our bio.

Photo by Sean Meagher / The Oregonian | OregonLive.com

#UFO #McMinnville #1950

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